undersecretary
noun
un·der·sec·re·tary
ˌən-dər-ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 
-ˈse-kə-
variants
or under secretary
: a secretary immediately subordinate to a principal secretary
—often capitalized when used as a title
the British Undersecretary for India
the Under Secretary of the Treasury
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Secretary Denis McDonough acted hours after a copy of a memo from a VA assistant undersecretary requesting the photo’s removal from all VA health facilities was shared on social media.
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Zeke Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
Gina Ortiz Jones, the PAC's founder and the former undersecretary to the U.S. Air Force, began looking into the state's top court after reading the ruling in the Cox case.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
As William LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has observed, by moving to multiyear appropriations, the U.S. would be far better equipped to increase production capacity of energetics in a sustained way.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
The lobbyist on the account is Brandon Lipps, former deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the Department of Agriculture and counsel and senior professional staff for the House Agriculture Committee.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Zeke Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
Gina Ortiz Jones, the PAC's founder and the former undersecretary to the U.S. Air Force, began looking into the state's top court after reading the ruling in the Cox case.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
As William LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has observed, by moving to multiyear appropriations, the U.S. would be far better equipped to increase production capacity of energetics in a sustained way.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
The lobbyist on the account is Brandon Lipps, former deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the Department of Agriculture and counsel and senior professional staff for the House Agriculture Committee.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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undersecretary
noun
un·der·sec·re·tary
ˌən-dər-ˈsek-rə-ˌter-ē
: a secretary right under a principal secretary
undersecretary of state
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